The World Needs More Purple Schools is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 600 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
"The World Needs More Purple Schools" by Kristen Bell stars Penny Purple who is back and more ready than ever! Throughout the story, she teaches others how to make their school a Purple School. She shows us that her school encourages imagination, diversity, community, and listening. On each page, students will make connections by discussing traits of the school and how they affect others. Written as a persuasive and informative story, Penny teaches readers the steps to become a Purple School. From speaking up and listening to being silly, Penny shares that being a Purple School is all about being yourself!
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Analyze the setting of this book. Discuss where and when it takes place.
- Identifying the theme, message, or moral is an important skill that takes a lot of practice. Use this story as an opportunity to help your students with this reading strategy.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Teach students about the apostrophe and what it is used for.
- Introduce students to proper nouns using examples from the story.
- Discuss the importance of self-advocacy and strategies students can use to advocate for themselves.
- Teach students about the importance of having a growth mindset using examples from the book.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart
- Listening with my Heart by Gabi Garcia
- A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
- Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson
- The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismondy
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